desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Potentilla cryptotaeniae (species of flowering plant)
half the body; half length
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
person killed in action; the war dead
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
lethal weapon; deadly device
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
camping; campground; making camp
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
decision; judgment; resolution
countermeasure; counter-measure
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
error; mistake; slip; bug
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish